Drexel @ Rider

Drexel edged Rider 21-12 at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., on January 25, 2025, as the Dragons picked up a road dual over the Broncs. The final margin came down to a single bonus-point result that Drexel was able to convert into decisive team points.

The pivotal moment came at 197 pounds when Mickey O'Malley of Drexel pinned Brock Zurawski of Rider, awarding six team points. That fall stood out as the only bonus-point victory highlighted for the night and proved to be the difference in the dual. A fall not only stops the match outright but also supplies an extra cushion on the scoreboard, and O'Malley delivered that critical outcome.

Outside of the 197-pound finish, the dual featured a series of competitiveness that kept the score relatively close through the lineup. Drexel’s accumulation of decisions and the one big bonus score combined to create the nine-point final margin. For Rider, the loss at home will sting particularly because a pin against them swung the team race; for Drexel, the road victory was secured by turning one opportunity into six valuable points.

Overall, the match illustrated how a single bonus-point result can determine a team outcome. O'Malley’s fall will be the result both teams remember from January 25, as it separated Drexel’s 21 points from Rider’s 12 in Lawrenceville.